Gear vs Skill

airfrogusmc wrote in post #15806000
Well its been decades brother. Just had my best quarter I've ever had and just had an exhibit open last week its all good..... YOU.

Also f you read I have said all of those things I just have enough knowledge to be able to also show other more credible source that agree with me. Its always easy to say just anything. Much harder to put some knowledge and real meat behind it.

“I nearly believe you. The challenge remains extended-make me believe you"
Shermaine Williams

fotoworx wrote in post #15806024
“I nearly believe you. The challenge remains extended-make me believe you"
Shermaine Williams

I couldn't care less what you believe.

airfrogusmc wrote in post #15806031
I couldn't care less what you believe.

“I don't trust words. I trust pictures.”
Gilles Peress

fotoworx wrote in post #15806038
“I don't trust words. I trust pictures.”
Gilles Peress

Open your eyes and look around.

And one should never trust pictures.
"The minute you relate this thing to what was photographed — it’s a lie. It’s two-dimensional. It’s the illusion of literal description."-Garry Winogrand

airfrogusmc wrote in post #15806051
Open your eyes and look around.

“Regarding the creative: never assume you're the master, only the student. Your audience will determine if you're masterful.”
Don Roff

Oh Boy...

Quote Wars.

FlyingPhotog wrote in post #15806074
Oh Boy...

Quote Wars.

Heres one more for ya Jay
"Because we see reality in different ways, we must understand that we are looking at different truths rather than the truth and that, therefore, all photographs lie in one way or another."- John Szarkowski

“If you have to imitate, at least imitate something good.”
Charles H. Traub

fotoworx wrote in post #15806104
“If you have to imitate, at least imitate something good.”
Charles H. Traub

"It takes considerable knowledge just to realize the extent of your own ignorance."
Thomas Sowell

airfrogusmc wrote in post #15806114
"It takes considerable knowledge just to realize the extent of your own ignorance."
Thomas Sowell

"Well I don't want to talk about myself, that's so rude and egotistical."
Christine Lavin

This thread has the best images I've ever read...

FlyingPhotog wrote in post #15806163
This thread has the best images I've ever read...

“That’s just beautiful. That’s really a picture of nothing.”
Gary Winogrand:

It's a mix of both. The better the gear, the more things you are able to do with a camera. However, an unskilled photographer or lay person probably wouldn't be able to do some of the stuff the expensive cameras are made for. However, a skilled photographer can do some amazing things with any camera. However, if the camera isn't good enough, it just won't work in certain locations, like a poorly lit sports arena.

I'm bookmarking this thread... it is better than the free online quote websites

fotoworx wrote in post #15806169
“That’s just beautiful. That’s really a picture of nothing.”
Gary Winogrand:

To get this back on track. Heres the truth Jim no matter who says it. The gear and the skill wont matter one bit if you can't see no matter how hard you want to believe its that new camera or lens thats most important or that new technique you learned in the last video you watched from the new flav of the day is the most important. If you can't see you will never develop your own style and your work will look like everyone elses. You clearly do not believe that because we've discussed this very thing in other threads. But its that vision thats going to get you exhibits in the right places and thats going to attract the right clients. Without vision you are just one of the many. You seem to be content with that and thats OK but to say that the ability to see isn't the most important part of the process is wrong and I can't think of one great photographer that didn't to (the reason for the quotes) understand this and its part of the reason they are great. Gear only matters to the extent you need enough to be able to support hat vision and skill matters in the fact you don't want to limit that vision but its still should be the vision driving it all.